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lgbtqreads · 2 months
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Fave Five: Queer Fiction with African MCs
For more fiction with Nigerian MCs, click here and here. Lighter by A. Aduma (Kenyan, YA) No One Dies Yet by Kobby Ben Ben (Ghanaian) The Longest Summer by Alexandrine Ogundimu,,And Then He Sang a Lullaby by Ani Kayode, and Blessings by Chukwuebuka Ibeh (Nigerian) These Letters End in Tears by Musih Tedji Xaviere (Cameroonian) The Good Boy by Iris Mwanza (Zambian) Bonus: These are all novels,…
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honorthegods · 4 months
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Cannot get over this fresco of a Secretary bird from the House of the Golden Bracelet, Pompeii.
Secretary birds are currently found in sub-Saharan grasslands and savannah, but apparently lived as far north as southern Egypt in antiquity. It has been domesticated by farmers in modern times to deter pests such as rodents and snakes.
Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fresco_from_a_garden_room_(panel_2_of_3)_(51357280276).jpg
Image license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en
Information source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretarybird
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atheostic · 2 years
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tearsofrefugees · 9 months
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worldteachersday · 29 days
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15 million additional teachers is needed in sub-Saharan Africa.
Poor regions have the greatest shortage of teachers. In sub-Saharan Africa alone, 15 million teachers are needed.
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Help us stop this trend!
Find out more in the Global Report on Teachers
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zonetrente-trois · 6 months
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indizombie · 7 months
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Sub-Saharan Africa is the world's largest rice import market, taking in 17.4 million tonnes of rice this season, according to USDA. "Thailand and Vietnam, the second and third largest exporters, cannot fill the gap left by the India export ban," Mr Gupta said. "They don't have the stocks, and their production for the coming season isn't looking that great. Food security, for rice, is about to take a beating."
Clint Jasper, ‘Indian rice export ban, war in Ukraine and El Niño create bleak outlook for world's starving millions’, ABC
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saxafimedianetwork · 10 months
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Berbera Port Recognized As 2nd Best-Ranked Container Ports In Sub-Sahara
@WorldBank listed #BerberaPort in #Somaliland & #DjiboutiPort highly in its latest #Container Port Performance Index (#CPPI) #Report. According to the report, It is situated in a key strategic location & significant improvements have been made to Its infrastructure.
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healthyhoss · 11 months
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Angola
Angola is a country located in southwestern Africa, bordered by Namibia to the south, Zambia to the east, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to the north and northeast. It is also one of the largest countries on the continent, covering an area of 1,246,700 square kilometers (481,400 square miles). Angola has a population of over 32 million people and is known for its diverse cultures,…
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minnesotafollower · 1 year
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Sub-Saharan Africa Is ‘New Epicenter’ of Extremism, Says UN         
On February 7 the U.N. Development Programme reported that searching for better jobs eclipses religious ideology as the main driver of recruitment to violent extremist groups in Sub-Saharan Africa. Moreover, 71%  of 2,200 interviewees said the precipitating event for joining such groups was human rights abuse, often conducted by state security forces.[1] According to an officer of the U.N.…
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debulevar · 1 year
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BackStage en el CHANEL Métiers d'Art en África
BackStage en el CHANEL Métiers d’Art en África
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readersmagnet · 2 years
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Free-market democracies overlook vital institutions. In sub-Saharan Africa, a lack of historical social frameworks fosters economic failure. This book examines how European and Asian collective institutions impacted modern capitalism. In neoclassical economics, institutions cause "market failures." Collectives promote institutionalization. Without dynamic institutions, societies regress.
Visit www.aafee.org to know more!
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atheostic · 2 years
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ilbioeconomista · 2 years
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DSM, UNICEF and Sight and Life renewed their partnership to deliver better nutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia
DSM, UNICEF and Sight and Life renewed their partnership to deliver better nutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia
Royal DSM, a global purpose-led science-based company, the United Nations’ children’s agency UNICEF, and Swiss-based nutrition think tank and incubator Sight and Life have renewed their long-term partnership to deliver better nutrition for at-risk groups in countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. The partners also aim to expand their work to Latin America for the first time. (more…)
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Say Hi to the Spotted Hyena
The spotted hyena is also known, perhaps most famously, as the laughing hyena (Crocuta crocuta). This species once ranged throughout Eurasia, but following the end of the Ice Age was restricted to sub-Saharan Africa. Today they can be found in many types of dry, open habitat, including savannah, semi-desert, and mountain forests. At times, the spotted hyena may also enter urban areas in search of food.
Unlike other hyenas, Crocuta crotuta is a predator, not a scavenger. They most commonly prey on wildebeast, but they may also hunt zebra, gazelles, Cape buffalo, and warthog. In addition, desperate times may cause packs to hunt on more dangerous prey such as young hippopotamus, giraffe, and rhinoceros. Spotted hyenas have incredible endurance, reaching speeds of 60 km/hr (37 mph); a single chase can last over 24 km (14 miles). When live prey is scarce, the laughing hyena can also turn to carrion, as well as snakes and ostrich eggs. In turn, this species may be killed by lions, though this may be motivated more by competition than prey drive.
Spotted hyena females are typically larger than males, weighing 44.5–67.6 kg (98–149 lb) to the males' 40.5–69.2 kg (89.3–153 lb). The height range for both sexes lies between 70–91.5 cm (27.6–36.0 in). In addition, female laughing hyena are somewhat famous for their masculinated genetalia; the clitoris is enlarged, resembling a penis, and is accompanied by sacs filled with fibrous tissue that resemble a scrotum. As the name implies, the coat is light brown with darker spots over most of the body. Because the species has such a wide diet, it has was is considered to be the strongest in relation to size of any mammal. The bite force is stronger than that of a brown bear, and can exert a force of 4,500 newtons-- enough to crush bone.
The laughing hyena is a highly social animal, and individuals live in communities up to 80 strong; size largely depends on prey availability and whether or not the group migrates. A clan territory can be anywhere from 40 km (24 mi) to 1000 (621mi) squared. Females dominate the males, and a pack is usually led by a matriarch. Hierarchies are strictly enforced, and positions are primarily inherited through birth and transferred through death. In addition, one's rank is maintained and recognized through social alliances and their contributions to the clan rather than size or dominance displays. The entirety of the clan comes together most often when defending a territory, gathering at the communal den, or at a kill; however, these kills are more commonly produced from smaller offshoots of the clan.
Crocuta crotuta can breed year-round, though mating is at its peak during the wet season from April to June. Members of both sexes pair indiscriminately with multiple mates, both within their clan and without. To offer himself, the male performs a mating ritual in which he lowers himself to the ground before the female, and retreats if any aggression is shown. Once impregnated, the female carries for about 110 days before giving birth to two cubs-- three is fairly rare. Weaning takes another 14 to 18 months, during which time cubs learn to hunt and defend the clan, as well as establish their place in the social hierarchy. Sootted hyenas reach maturity at about 3 years old, and can live an average of 12 years in the wild, though individuals as old as 25 have been recorded.
Conservation status: The spotted hyena has been determined Least Concern by the IUCN. However, outside protected areas the population is declining due to deforestation and hunting as a nuisance species.
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